diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8da43e30..634b2d40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ Read [Supported Media Formats][audio-services-wiki-page] page for details about
 ### Video fingerprinting support since version 8.0.0
 Since `v8.0.0` video fingerprinting support has been added. Similarly to audio fingerprinting, video fingerprints are generated from video frames, and used to insert and later query the datastore for exact and similar matches. You can use `SoundFingerprinting` to fingerprint either audio or video content or both at the same time. More details about video fingerprinting are available [here][video-fingerprinting-wiki-page].
 
+### Version 9
+Version 9 was released to accomodate `SoundFingerprinting.Emy` v9.0.0, which upgrades to FFmpeg v5.x (breaking change as prior versions are using FFmpeg v4.x.
+If you are not using `SoundFingerprinting.Emy` you can safely upgrade to v9.
+
 
 ### FAQ
 - Can I apply this algorithm for speech recognition purposes?
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ If you want to contribute you are welcome to open issues or discuss on [issues](
 ### License
 The framework is provided under [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) license agreement.
 
-© Soundfingerprinting, 2010-2021, sergiu@emysound.com
+© Soundfingerprinting, 2010-2024, sergiu@emysound.com
 
 
 [emy-nuget]: https://www.nuget.org/packages/SoundFingerprinting.Emy
diff --git a/src/SoundFingerprinting/SoundFingerprinting.csproj b/src/SoundFingerprinting/SoundFingerprinting.csproj
index ec273291..904eb9bd 100644
--- a/src/SoundFingerprinting/SoundFingerprinting.csproj
+++ b/src/SoundFingerprinting/SoundFingerprinting.csproj
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 	<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
 	<GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
 	<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-	<PackageVersion>9.0.0-beta</PackageVersion>
+	<PackageVersion>9.0.0</PackageVersion>
 	<Authors>Sergiu Ciumac</Authors>
 	<PackageDescription>SoundFingerprinting is a C# framework that implements an efficient algorithm of audio fingerprinting and identification. Designed for developers, enthusiasts, researchers in the fields of audio processing, data mining, digital signal processing.</PackageDescription>
 	<PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/addictedcs/soundfingerprinting</PackageProjectUrl>
 	<RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/AddictedCS/soundfingerprinting</RepositoryUrl>
 	<RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
 	<PackageReleaseNotes>
-		Version bump to v9.0.0 accomodating SoundFingerprinting.Emy version upgrade, targeting FFmpeg update.
+		Version bump to v9.0.0 accomodating SoundFingerprinting.Emy version upgrade.
+		If you are using SoundFingerprinting.Emy, please upgrade your FFmpeg library to v5. FFmpeg v4 will not be working with SoundFingerprinting.Emy v9.0.0.
+		If you are not using SoundFingerprinting.Emy, you can safely ignore this message.
 	</PackageReleaseNotes>
 	<PackageTags>Audio Video Identification Fingerprinting Digital Signal Processing Music Recognition Data Mining Content Sound Shazam</PackageTags>
 	<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>